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A review by gggina13
You Know I'm No Good by Jessie Ann Foley
4.0
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for access to this title!!
This is probably closer to a 4.5 star read. It was really good! It’s about Mia, who is referred to throughout the book as a “troubled teen”. She has had a slew of behavioral problems that culminate with her punching her stepmom, and soon thereafter she finds herself at a therapeutic home for girls.
This story is really just about her learning how to heal from things in her past and be reflective on her actions and how they affected not only others but herself. She learns both by talking with a therapist, who she is extremely reluctant with at first, but also just by spending time with the other girls and evaluating their behaviors. There is also a rather suspenseful second half of this story where things go a little off path from the beginning which was really compelling as well.
This book is an exploration of feminism, trauma, self-worth, and anger. I think this would do great in a classroom with reluctant readers, especially ones who have traits mirroring some of the girls in the story. There’s some really tough subject matter, like hard drugs, rape, molestation, grooming, eating disorders, etc.... but that’s also the reality of a lot of teens whether we like to admit it or not.
This is probably closer to a 4.5 star read. It was really good! It’s about Mia, who is referred to throughout the book as a “troubled teen”. She has had a slew of behavioral problems that culminate with her punching her stepmom, and soon thereafter she finds herself at a therapeutic home for girls.
This story is really just about her learning how to heal from things in her past and be reflective on her actions and how they affected not only others but herself. She learns both by talking with a therapist, who she is extremely reluctant with at first, but also just by spending time with the other girls and evaluating their behaviors. There is also a rather suspenseful second half of this story where things go a little off path from the beginning which was really compelling as well.
This book is an exploration of feminism, trauma, self-worth, and anger. I think this would do great in a classroom with reluctant readers, especially ones who have traits mirroring some of the girls in the story. There’s some really tough subject matter, like hard drugs, rape, molestation, grooming, eating disorders, etc.... but that’s also the reality of a lot of teens whether we like to admit it or not.